A warehouse will be converted into classrooms, a computer room, library and a small cafe for students at one prison.

The following story is part of PJP's special project, "The Graying of America’s Prisons." For this series, we curated reported stories and essays from across the country to catalyze a conversation ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I’ll never forget the first time I went to lockup, a restricted housing unit where you’re sent after being ...

Information about the prison system is limited, and policy makers and voters are shaping the lives of incarcerated people without their input. We’re bringing transparency to the world of mass ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This holiday season, PJP editors asked formerly incarcerated writers how the holidays have changed for them since ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Recently, I was having a conversation with my younger brother Robert on the phone when he mentioned the killing ...

“Chow Hall” is a semi-regular column by Justin Slavinski, a writer incarcerated in Florida who provides anecdotes and insights about food and meals served in prison. In my last column, I explored the ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The weight deck, where we exercise at the Washington State Penitentiary, is not hospitable to vegetation.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On February 8, 2022, about an hour before the 6:30 a.m. morning count, an announcement rang out over the ...

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Catholics in my prison mourned the death of a pope who advocated for them. But they are hopeful the next pope will consider them, too.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Chris Jacobs was 16 when he robbed a store. The man with him shot someone to death there, later took a plea ...